I-75 Project - Sarasota/Charlotte Counties

I-75 - Charlotte/Sarasota County Line to South of Toledo Blade Road

Quality in Construction Award

Awarded by National Asphalt Pavement Association

Charlotte & Sarasota Counties - The FDOT project included the widening of I-75 from four lanes to six lanes in Charlotte and Sarasota Counties. Ajax was hired by Astaldi Construction Corp. to manufacture and pave 215,318 HMA tons. Before construction, Ajax proposed a Cost Savings Initiative (CSI) to develop one consistent approach to slope corrections and resurfacing. This approach moved the milling control point and designed a “Best Fit” variable depth milling plan. Ajax survey crews, lead by Jacob Amann, utilized automated machine grade (AMG) control system on the milling machine to correct cross slope and minimize the grade difference between lane 3 and the o/s shoulder, thus eliminating the need to reconstruct the o/s shoulder.

The change in the project’s cross slope correction plans resulted in a gross savings of over one million dollars. This project produced a smooth, quality asphalt pavement that benefited state taxpayers and serves area motorists well. Many thanks to the Ajax personnel who contributed to the success of this $27.5 million project which included Construction Manager Garrett Fons, Project Superintendent John Eagens, Paving Foremen Lee Lamb, Chris Ance, Robby Popielarz, Jacob Gouveia, GPS Manager Jacob Amann and all their hardworking and dedicated crews.

Also, thanks to Plant Foreman Ed Batha, QC Lab Technician Dianne Miller, QC Field Technician Mark Slomski and Alternative Contracting Project Manager Felipe Jaramillo.

Clay Cross Project Manager